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The moms that come to see me for a breast lift do so because they want the youthful breasts that they had in their 20’s, before their children.  I often hear “It’s because of breast feeding” or “I gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant and my breasts never returned to their prepregnancy position.”  As [...]

During consultations for body contouring, patients will often ask me about the newest techniques such as Smart Lipo.  During all of my consultations I feel that it’s necessary to educate patients regarding the different methods of liposuction and their unique uses.
Standard or traditional liposuction involves infiltrating the fatty tissue with an epinephrine containing solution call tumescent.  In most areas [...]

First of all, call Dr. Hess right away!
Breast implants are often covered under a manufacturer’s warranty, so replacement cost may be lower than expected.  While it poses no danger to the patient, a ruptured saline implant will definitely look and feel strange. If you have silicone implants, problems can only be diagnosed by MRI.
Although it’s [...]

The popular skin-tightening device manufacturer Thermage Inc. has been renamed Solta Medical Inc., and has unveiled a new branding image for the Thermage product.
The company acquired Reliant Technologies, maker of the fractional laser resurfacing device ‘Fraxel,’ for $87.5 million in a cash/stock deal initiated last year.
The new stock ticker symbol can be recognized as “SLTM,” [...]

The latest eyelash-enhancing drug from Allergan is now FDA approved and available by prescription.
In December 2008, the FDA gave Botox manufacturer Allergan its stamp of approval for Latisse.  Now the hot new drug is available through certain providers.
Latisse is a special eyelash enhancer that can treat Hypotrichosis, or “inadequate eyelashes.” It gets applied to the [...]

During a breast augmentation consultation the most important decision a woman must make, besides size of implant, is the content of the implant-saline or silicone.  Although most of the media hype that occurred in the 1990’s about silicone implants has passed, it has left many patients confused about their safety.  To help clear things up [...]